Otherworldly Castle Era

"Yes, King!" Li Jing stood up obediently, held a fist to Yang Song, sat down cautiously, and thought for a while and replied: "King Kai, the army formed in accordance with the "Firearms Training" is too much. It is cumbersome. Although it is equipped with many horses to improve its disadvantages, it has very high requirements for logistics and officers. If it is not for the strong national power of the country, it is difficult to bear the 5,000-plus horses of a single brigade."

Yang Song nodded softly to Li Jing's answer, in agreement. Yes, a brigade of 11,200 men has 5,250 cavalry. That's not even the rest of the infantry officers, guards, communications and other units. So many war horses, if it weren’t for Yang Song to prevent In case the horses are raised in captivity, there will be no more brigades.

Not to mention the one hundred and fifty field artillery pieces and thirty siege artillery pieces of a standard brigade, as well as the musket one per person. This completely tests the overall national strength of a country.

If Xia Guo's national power were not strong enough after steam engine and industrialization, the existing armies alone would have caused Yang Song enough headaches.

While Yang Song was secretly sighing, Li Jing continued to preach: "The great king Mingjian, the battle of a country is in the enemy as well as yourself! The redeemers are bold, and according to the views of the ministers, the army of the country is strong, but there is some excess."

"Excessive? You mean the country's army is too strong?" Yang Song suddenly felt amused after seeing Li Jing nodding his head to confirm. This was the first time he heard someone dismiss his own power as being too strong.

Only the monarch will dislike his own power is too small, how can there be monarchs who dislike too strong? Yang Song said he would never think so anyway.

Li Jing didn’t know how Yang Song felt in his heart, but he could guess it, so he explained: “I also hope that the great king Mingjian. The meaning of a minister is that the strength of a single brigade is too much, not the strength of the country’s military. Too strong. On the contrary, in the opinion of the ministers, the country’s military strength is too weak and it needs to be expanded."

After saying this, Li Jing paused. Seeing that Yang Song had a clear understanding, Li Jing went on to preach: "Throughout the country, the barbarian journeys are all vulnerable, but there are many. From the past to the present, it is the trouble of the country. ,never change."

Hearing this, Yang Song finally understood what Li Jing wanted to say. He wanted to hear what the other party said next. After all, Li Jing raised this question at this time, and he wanted to see what solution Li Jing had for this.

Yes, from the very beginning when he came into this world, Yang Song had to fight for the whole people because of his weak power, but even then he trained a small number of elites for the future.

Later, when he gained a foothold in this world, in order to deal with many indigenous threats, Yang Song maintained the previous system, but the number of elite professional troops was a little more.

By now, the Xia country has become stronger. The former militiamen no longer exist, leaving only a part of the militia for logistical support. However, even if the regular army has been reorganized and expanded many times, compared to the rapidly growing number of Xia countries, it is Very few.

"Majesty, after the last war, after summing up, the minister found that his country's military strength was too small, so he proposed to reorganize his country's army." Li Jing's words were telling Yang Song that he did not deliberately conceal it, and he took time to study it. .

Before Yang Song expressed his opinion, after Li Jing finished speaking, he immediately talked about the solution he had thought of during this period: "The minister suggested adapting the country's existing army and turning the brigade into a division!"

When Yang Song heard this important sentence, he immediately asked curiously: "Change the brigade into a teacher? How to change?"

"Return to the King." Li Jing replied with a fist, "The minister suggested that the army's organization should be changed from the five levels of platoon, company, battalion, regiment, and brigade to six levels of squad, platoon, company, battalion, regiment, and division. Under the original platoon, a new squad level was established, and the brigade was changed to a division."

"Oh? Tell me in detail." Yang Song leaned forward with interest. He wanted to hear why Li Jing made such a change.

"Yes, King." After Li Jing took the order, he began to start from the beginning of his long-thinking suggestion: "After the last war, the minister felt that the number of his country's army was too small and the available generals were insufficient, and then he carefully analyzed the relationship between his country's army and the army. The details of this country and abroad have come to this conclusion-the battle between this country and the enemy is not in the cavalry, but in the number and artillery!"

"Majesty, strategist." When Li Jing said this, he gave Yang Song and Liu Ji who was listening quietly, and then he continued: "From now on, the war in this country, whether it is defending the pass or marching into the city. It is rarely useful for cavalry; furthermore, although the military system recorded in the "Firearms Training Code" is powerful, it is not in line with the current state of the country."

"Go on." When Yang Song heard this, his expression had already become extremely serious.

"Yes, my lord." Li Jing said that so far, there is nothing left to say, and he continued to preach: "The military system adapted by the minister, the'division' level is different from the military system recorded in the "Firearms Training Code". There are 46,500 people coming in and out, and the "teacher" in the "Firearms Training" is one level above the "Brigade", with a total of 62,000 people."

"The military system of ministers is divided into'standard division' and'cavalry division'." After Li Jing explained the causes and consequences to Yang Song, he explained in detail his detailed organization of the army after the reorganization: "The standard division is composed of a lieutenant general. The general is in command, and a chief of staff with the rank of major general assists..." (For details, please see the latest works)

After Li Jing elaborated on the specific content of the new compilation, a long time has passed.

Before Yang Song had any reaction, Liu Ji, who had been listening quietly by the side, listened to Li Jing's explanation and immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful, it's really wonderful for General Li to make such a change."

"After General Li's change, the problem of insufficient number of troops was solved first, and the second was in line with the actual needs of this country and abroad, and it also solved the problem of rank promotion for the king who has been fighting for a long time. This is really multi-tasking. Come!" Just as Yang Song was still wondering where Liu Ji was talking about the beauty, Liu Ji had already explained his "wonderfulness" clearly.

After listening to the three benefits mentioned by Liu Ji, Yang Song suddenly realized that Li Jing's suggestion would have so many benefits. Especially the issue of the rank promotion of soldiers, but it has troubled him for a long time, but he has not found a solution.

Over the years, Xia Guo has undergone many wars, and the army has undergone many reorganizations and expansions. Although Yang Song has rewarded him for his various contributions, the ranks of several major generals are still the “major generals” at the beginning. Nothing has changed. This is no small trouble for Yang Song, who is determined to be a "Ming Monarch."

It's all right now~www.novelmtl.com~ Through what Liu Ji said, Yang Song found out that Li Jing's change to the military system had solved this problem for him. It was really worthless.

"Berwin, since you think this change is so wonderful, what are the disadvantages of doing so?" Although Yang Song was happy in his heart, he still wanted to hear what the "culprit" wanted Said.

"Return to the king. General Li's change in this way is due to the actual cause and effect, and it must be reasonable." Liu Ji restrained his smile on his face and replied solemnly: "But the minister must talk about its defects. , The mobility of the army will be severely reduced. But on this point, General Li has already stated that he is powerful, and the minister will not say much."

"Na Bowen, what are you talking about?" In fact, Yang Song now agrees with Li Jing's suggestion in his heart, but for Liu Ji's nonsense, Yang Song suddenly became more sophisticated, and he still wanted to hear Liu What other unique insights does Ji have.

When Liu Ji heard Yang Song's question to him, he didn't know why his great king suddenly came to him with such a trick, which really caught him off guard.

But Liu Ji is Liu Ji, and he has already figured out the answer in just a few seconds when he bowed his hand back and said yes.